Receptacle



NOV. 15, 1932. 4 I EPsTElN 1,887,502

RECEPTACLE Filed Sept. 4, 1930 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 I N VEN TOR.

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Patented Nov. 15,1932

UNITED STATES BARNETT Ers'rnm, or nnwvonx, N. Y. I

RECEPTACLE Application filed September 4, 1930. Serial No. 479,599.

This invention relates to a receptacle and more particularly to a receptacle for receiving valuable papers and has for its primary object a design of receptacle that may be economically manufactured.

An object of the invention resides in the novel and unique manner of forming the units and connecting the same together and to the cover to produce an inexpensive article.

Another object of the invention relates to the formation of the pocket unit from a single blank of material in a novel manner to provide pockets when binding strips are secured thereto as illustrated.

A feature of the invention resides in the design and relative size of the component parts of the article so that the same maybe expanded in the proper manner to support a number of papers.

With these and other objects in view the invention will be better understood from the following detailed description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings wherein- Figure 1 is a perspective view of the receptacle.

Figure 2 is a plan view of the pocket unit blank. V

Figure 3 is a sectional view on a line 3-3, 39 Figure 1.

Figure 4 is a plan view of the cover blank.

Figure 5 is a detailed view of a portion of the folder.

Figure 6 is a perspective view with the pocket units extended.

Figure 7 is a sectional view on a line 66, Figure 6.

Figure 8 is a sectional view on a line 7 7 Figure 6.

Referring to the drawings in detail the numeral 1 designates the cover and the numeral 2 the folder within the cover. The cover 1 is formed from a blank sheet of material creased at the point 3 to provide paralleling side sections 4. A fastener device 5 is utilized to secure the side sections together and is illustrated as a strap 6 having one end secured to one of the side sections 4 and its other end portion provided with a plurality of fasteners 7 illustrated as snap elements having an interchangeable engagement with each other so as to'vary the extent of relative movements of the side sections 7 The folder 2, avery important feature of I my invention, can be very economically manufactured due tothe fact that'the various pocket units 8 are manufactured from a single blank sheet of material, such as paper, creased along the lines 10 to provide the ina termediatesections 11 and 12 and the end sections 13 and 14, the latter of' a less width than the former and adapted to be folded into parallel relation therewith to provide the pockets "15. V 7

Due to the fact that the end sections 13 and 14 are of a less width than the sections 11- and 12 an entrance opening '16 is provided through which I access may be obtained to the pockets 3. r

.To further reduce the cost ofmanufacture 0 while at the same time producing a flexible article, I have illustrated a pair of binding strips 17 and 18 folded over the edgeportions of the pocket units and directly stitched thereto. Attentionis called to the fact that certain end portions of the strips are also dij rectly stitched to one of the side sections 4 as illustrated at 19. Each binding strip not only flexibly connects the pocket units to each other and to the folder and to the cover butenables the units to be folded in parallel relation to each other. Each strip also forms a protection for the edge portions of the unit.

In the manufacture of the article it will be readilyunderstood that it is a very simple 35 operation to stamp the cover from blank material and also stamp the pocket units from blank material, the latter being very economically folded into required shape and secured in such shape by the arrangement of the binding strips. Due to the fact that the pocket units can be arranged in aligning position with the strips overlapping the edge portions thereof it is a very simple operation to pass the same through a sewing machine for providing a single'line of stitching as il-' lustrated.

I am aware that folders have been heretofore manufactured from paper and various other materials but I am of the opinion that I am the first to design an article having the unique pocket units illustrated which are connected together in an unusual manner to provide a superior article at a greatly reduced production cost.

Of course it is to be understood that the various pocket units may be secured together in other manners than illustrated and may be designed in other ways and various other types of cover units may be utilized and therefore I do not desire to be limited in protection in any manner whatsoever except as set forth in the following claims.

What I claim is:

1. A receptacle comprising a folded cover blank and a folder therein comprising a pluralityof pocket units each consisting of ablank sheet of paper creased along predetermined lines to provide a plurality of sections in parallel relation to form pockets, and binder strips securing the edge portions ofthe sheets together and further attached to said cover.

2. A receptacle comprising a cover blank folded to provide side sections and a folder arranged between said side sections and consisting of a plurality of pocket" units each formed from .a single blank sheet of materie al folded to provide intermediate sections and end sections, the end sections being of a less width than the intermediate sections and folded into parallel: relation therewith to form pockets, binder strips directly secured to the edge portions of the units and to the cover to flexibly connect the units together and the units to said cover and a fastener device for said side sections.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

BARNETT EPSTEIN. 

